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THE AGRICULTUEAL NEWS. 



Apeil 8, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— IMaich 14, 1905. Messrs. Kkaetox, Piper «.t 

 Co. ; Messrs. E. A. dePass & Co.; 'The 'West India 

 Committee Cip>culae;' 'The Livep.fool Cotton 

 Association Weekly Circular,' ilarch 10, 

 1905; and 'The Public Ledger,' March 11, 

 190.5. 

 Aloks — Barli.'idos, 15;'- to 40,'- ;. Curaijfja, 15/- to 45/- per cwt. 

 Akuowroot — St. Vincent, l^il to 1|(/. per ft. 

 Balata— Slieot, 1/1 to 1;'J1 ; block, 1/0 i)erlt.. 

 Bees'-wax — £7 10s. to £7 17s. Gil- per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 55/- to 60/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 51/- 



to 54 - per cwt. ; Jamaica, 48/- to 53/G per cwt. 

 Cardajiojis — Mysore, 7-irf. to 2/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 37/- to 38/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — AVcst Indian Sea Island, medium fine, 12h_l. ; fine, 



lojrf. ; extra fine, Ibhd. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Baxanas — 4 G per bunch. 



Grape Frcit— 12/- to 14/- per bo.v. 



Orakges — - to 1 1/- per case. 



PiNE-Ai'PLEs — St. Michael's, 1,0 to 4/- each. 

 Fustic — £'3 5». to £4 per ton. 



Ginger— Jamaica, bright small, 35/G ; mouldy, 31/G per cwt. 

 HoNEV — Jamaica. 10- to 17/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2,5 to 2/9; cake, 1,- to 1,1 



per Iti. 

 Kola Nuts — 4il. to Gil. per ft. 

 liiME Juice — Raw, Oil. to lOJ. per gallon; concentrated, 



£14 5s. to £14 10s. per cask of 108 gallons ; hand- 

 pressed, 2/6 to 2,'9 per ft. ; Distilled Oil, 1*4 to 1,'5 



per ft. 

 Logwood— £4 to £4 15s.; Roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace— Fair red to pale, 1/2 to 1'4 ; broken 1, I per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £11 per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 67's, Is. 2^/. ; 80's, 10(/. ; 128's, 5^7. per ft. 

 PiMENT0--2§d. to 2M. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, Is. 2-hl. to Is. 4w('. per proof gallon: 



Jamaica, 2s. per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 21,- to 23 - per cwt. ; INIuscovado, 



18/- to 19/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 15,- to 10, - per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £13 2s. CJ. per ton. 



Pimento — 4Ac. per lb. 



Sugar — Centrifugals, 96°, 4io. ; Muscovados, 80°, 4t'c.; 

 Molasses, 89', 4^c. per ft. 



Montreal, — February 10, 1905. — Mr. J. Russell Mukeay. 

 (In bond quotations, c. tt f.) 



Bananas — No cjuotations. 



Cedar — I^o quotations. 



Cocoa-nuts- Jam.aica, $25-00 to $27 00 ; Trinidad, $2100 

 to §23-00 per M. 



Coffee — Jamaica, medium, Oc. to OjC. per ft. 



(iiNGER — Jamaica, unbleached, 6ic. to 7ic. jier fti. 



^loLASCUiT — Demerara, $132 per 100 ft. 



Molasses — Barbados, 28c. to 390. ; Antigua, 23c. to 25c. per 

 Imperial gallon. 



Nt'TMEGS — Grenada, llO's, 19c. per ft. 



(>r.\nges — No quot4>tions. 



Pimento — Jamaica, blc. to 5ic. per It.. 



PiNE-APPLES — No quotations. 



Sugar— Grey Crystals, 00% $3-G5 to $3-75 per 100 lb. 

 —Muscovados, 80°, $2-90 to SM-QO per 100 ft,, 

 —Molasses, 89', $2-05 to $3-75 per 100 It... 

 — Barbados, 89°. No quiitatiou.s. 



New York, — ^larch 3, 1905. — Messrs. Gille.spie Bros. 

 it Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 13c.; Grenada, llic. tolljc. ; 



Trinidad, 12c. to 12k-. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — No quotations. 

 Coffee — Jamaicas, 8c. per ft. (ex store). 

 (;in(;er— Jamaica. 5.'c. to 5|c. per ft'. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 57c. per lb. 

 (JRAPE Fruit— Jamaicas, $3 00 to $4-50 per barrel. 

 Oranges- Jamaica. $ll-00 to $3-50 i>er barrel (stem cut). 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — ilarch 22, 1905. — Me.«rs. Geo. W. Bennett 

 Bryson & Co., Ltd. 

 jNIolasses — 21c. per gallon, package included. 

 Sugar— $2-80 per 100 ft.,, 89' 



Barbados,— March 25, 1905. — Messrs. T. S. Garraway 



&. Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $3-40 to $3-75 per 100 ft). 



Cacao— Dominica, $10-00 to $10-50 per 100 ftj. 



Cocoa-nuts — $14-00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— $11-50 to $1200 per 100 ftj. 



H.\y— 96c. to $1-00 per 100 ft,. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda, $02 00 ; OhlendorfTs dissolved 



guano, $00-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate 



of potash, $07-00. 

 Molasses— 21c. per gallon. 

 Onions— Teneritl'e, $3-15 per 100 ft.. 

 P0TAT0.S— ENtaisH, $1-08 to $210 per 100 ftj. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $4 40 to $4-75 per bag (100 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-25 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar.— Muscovados, 89', $2-55 ; Dark crystals, 96°, $205 



l.er 100 ft.. 



British Guiana,— March 23, 1905.— Messrs. Wieting 

 & Richter. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $7-50 to $8-00 per barrel. 

 Balata — Venezuela block, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

 Cacao — Native, 13c. to 14c. per ft. 

 Cassava Starch — $5-00 per bai-rel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $10 00 to $12 00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 14ic. to 15c. per ftj. (retail). 



— Creole, 12c. to 14c. per ftj. 

 Dh.a.l-$4-25 to $4-50 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoe.s — $2-10 jier b.arrel. 

 INIoLAS.sES — A'acuum Pan yellow, 17c. to 18c. per gallon 



(casks included). 

 Onions- Madeira, Sic. to 4c ; Lisbon, 4ic. ; Garlic, 5ic. to 



Cic. per ftj. 

 Pea Nuts — American, 5Ac. per ftj. (retail). 

 Plantains— 24c. to OOc. per bunch. 



PoTATos— English, Picked, $200 to $2-75 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-30 to $4-35 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $4-00 



per bag. 

 Sweet Pot.itos— Barbados, $1-20 per bag; $1-20 per 



barrel. 

 Tannias— $2-40 per barrel. 

 \ams— White, $1-02 per bag. 



Sugar— Dark crystals, $3-27^; Yellow, $4-25 to $4-30; 

 White, $4-90 to $5-00;' Molasses, $290 to $3-00 

 per 100 ftj. (retail). 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingles— $3-00, $3-75, and $5-50 per M. 



Trinidad, — iMarch 23, 1905. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Tripp <fc Co. 



Cacao— Ordinary, $11 90 to $12-00 ; estates, $12-25 ; 

 su]ierior j.Iant.-ition, $12-50 to $13-25 per fanega 

 (110 ftj.;; Venezuelan $12-25 to $12-00 per fanega. 



Cocoa-nuts— $20-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 75c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 



Coffee — A'enezuelan, Oc. to 9Jc. per ft. 



Copra- $2-00 t.. $300 per WO ft. 



Molasses— 20c. per gallon. 



Onions— Teneritfe, ?i-75 to $2 25 per 100 ft. (retail). 



PoTATOs -English, $1-25 to $1 35 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Yell.jw, $4 25 to $4 40 ; white $475 to $575 per 

 bag. 



SuG^K— White crystals, $4 50 ; yellow crystals, $3-75 to 



$4-00 : molasses sugars, $: 



$3-75 per 100 ftj. 



